2. Experience. Boise State returns 23 of 24 starters from a team that went 14-0 and captured the program's second major bowl in four seasons.
3. Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore. He's 26-1 as a starter, 2-0 in national-spotlight games (two Fiesta Bowl victories), and he'll be going up against a Tech defense with seven newcomers.
4. Motivation. Publications all around the country have built this up to be the biggest game in Boise State history. They aren't exaggerating. A win solidifies the Broncos as a legitimate national power, while a loss takes the Broncos out of the national championship picture and casts a shadow of disappointment over the rest of the season. Tech has other chances (GA Tech, Miami, North Carolina) to prove that it's a national championship contender, Boise State does not (minus a September matchup with Oregon State). Tech can make amends for a loss, Boise State can't. The Broncos won't let this opportunity slip through their collective hooves. Which brings me to my fifth point...
5. Hooves vs. Turkey Feet. Think about it, hooves are solid. Therefore, things cannot slip through them: not even something as intangible and slippery as a victory. Do you know what Virginia Tech's mascot is? A turkey. Turkeys have feet with very widely spaced toes. There's a lot of room for a victory to slip through. Now, some of you might argue that turkey feet have the ability to grasp things, a skill that would give them quite an advantage over the less-flexible Bronco hoof. To those people, I say this: can a turkey grasp onto a victory when it's dead? No. It's muscles are no longer functional. That turkey will be dead after the Broncos stampede into Washington and stomp it's skull into the dirt at Fedex Field.
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